Museum needs new roof

The Holland Museum, 31 W. 10th St., needs a new roof, but how historically accurate does it have to be?

“(The existing roof) has served its purpose, but it has been patched innumerable times,” said Phil Meyer, executive director of Holland’s Community and Neighborhood Services department.

The Holland City Council Wednesday, Aug. 20, accepted GMB Architects and Engineers’ $11,000 proposal to put together the final project specifications, and to oversee the bidding and construction processes.

The Holland Museum, 31 W. 10th St., needs a new roof, but how historically accurate does it have to be?

“(The existing roof) has served its purpose, but it has been patched innumerable times,” said Phil Meyer, executive director of Holland’s Community and Neighborhood Services department.

The Holland City Council Wednesday, Aug. 20, accepted GMB Architects and Engineers’ $11,000 proposal to put together the final project specifications, and to oversee the bidding and construction processes.

When the city acquired the property from the federal government, one stipulation was that all major changes would have to get the OK of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office.

Estimates for the final project cost have varied wildly — from $130,000 to $400,000 — depending on the amount of historical detail the state historic preservation office required. The latest estimates are on the low end, but the city has only $93,000 in its capital improvements budget. The rest of the money would have to come from contingency budgets.

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